Ellie's pistol is a pistol in The Last of Us and The Last of Us: Left Behind. Despite the eponymous name, several other characters use the same type of pistol as well.
History[]
The Last of Us[]
In The Last of Us, this type of pistol is used by Marlene in the Boston quarantine zone. While on the way to show Joel and Tess the location of Ellie, the trio encounters a squad of soldiers. Unless the player opts to sneak around them, Marlene uses this pistol to assist Joel and Tess in fighting them off.[1]
Ellie eventually receives a similar pistol from Joel (taken from a dead hunter) at the end of the plaza battle in "Pittsburgh", despite his prior reluctance to allow Ellie to carry a firearm.[2] As with Tess and other NPCs, Ellie's pistol has infinite ammunition. It is seen in action only if she is in trouble, as Joel says "It's for emergencies only" when Ellie first receives the pistol off of him, most notably in the battle with hunters and infected at the climax of the Pittsburgh chapter.
She uses the gun throughout the rest of the Summer chapter and even uses it to kill infected, saving her and Henry's lives in the sewers. She states that Joel would be proud of her. She uses it also when she and Joel reach the University of Eastern Colorado.
The player has control over this weapon during the chapter Lakeside during the Winter segment of the main game, where it functions near-identically to Joel's 9mm pistol. While the player is controlling Ellie, her pistol can run out of ammo. She continued to use it during the Spring segment. It can be found in multiple safes and behind many shiv doors as 50 usable parts.
Marlene's pistol appears again in the final chapter of the game, where she uses it to confront Joel.[3]
Left Behind[]
In Left Behind, Ellie uses her pistol to defend herself against a group of cannibals in the mall in Colorado while seeking medical supplies for Joel, who had been wounded during their previous encounter at the University.
The Last of Us Part I[]
Skins[]
There are a total of four skins available for Ellie's pistol:
| Image | Name | Unlock requirement | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Iron Ink | ||
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Golden Moth | ||
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Sepia | ||
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Washington Liberation |
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Behind the scenes[]
- The developers modeled this gun to resemble a Beretta 70-series lightweight pistol. However, in the game, it is a similar 9mm pistol with a different magazine capacity, higher recoil per-shot, and cosmetic differences as well. In the story however, it is not actually identified as either of those.
- The developers also unintentionally created a glitch where, during "The University", the player has the ability to non-canonically kill Ellie with the newly-acquired flamethrower. This will cause her to collapse and scream, and lie limp. The player, as Joel, can then pick up her handgun. Once the player picks it up, Ellie respawns, triggering the game to reset the game to send the player to their last checkpoint. However, one can actually keep the semi-automatic pistol in conjunction to their own 9mm pistol if they shoot Ellie with the flamethrower in the Science Building, just as she is about to open the door to the top floor. This must be done carefully, and the Beretta Model 70 must be picked up at once. Although the firearm's texture often glitches and it is invisible in its holster, it can still be kept for the rest of the game, albeit not upgradeable.
References[]
| Long guns | Assault rifle · Bow · Flamethrower · Hunting rifle · Military sniper · Shotgun |
|---|---|
| Short guns | 9mm pistol · El Diablo · Ellie's pistol · Revolver · Shorty |
| Melee weapons | 2x4 · Baseball bat · Hatchet · Lead pipe · Machete · Switchblade |
| Craftable items | Health kit · Melee upgrade · Molotov cocktail · Nail bomb · Shiv · Smoke bomb |
| Supplies | Ammunition · Crafting materials · Food · Parts · Supplements · Tools |
| Other items | Armor · Backpack · Bottle · Brick · Flashlight · Gas mask · Sarah's birthday card · Weapon holster |
| Miscellaneous | Safe · Shiv door · Workbench |
| Long guns | Bow · Hunting rifle · Watergun |
|---|---|
| Pistols | Ellie's pistol |
| Melee weapons | Switchblade |
| Craftable items | Health kit · Molotov cocktail · Nail bomb · Smoke bomb |
| Other items | Bottle · Brick |